{"id":63654,"date":"2018-10-09T19:04:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=63654"},"modified":"2018-10-09T19:04:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:04:56","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-october-8th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=63654","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, October 8th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, October 8th, Columbus Day 2018…but before we begin, a few random thoughts on the passing scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1: As our friend Jeff Foutch noted on Friday, whoever Lisa Murkowski faces in 2022 will be getting a check from us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Consider this bit of pompous self-aggrandizement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I take this obligation…as seriously as anything that I am obligated and privileged to vote on. And so, I have a very high standard.<\/span> I have a very high bar for any nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States<\/em>.<\/span>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Had Murkowski\u00a0 held herself<\/em><\/span> to the same standard she purports to apply to SCOTUS nominees<\/em><\/span>, Republicans would have been spared the embarrassment of her infamous…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…Bridge to Nowhere<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>, which, despite connecting Alaska’s barren (population 50 at the time) Gravina Island to the “booming” town of Ketchikan (population 50,000) and<\/em><\/span> being the longest, most expensive route under consideration, was still<\/em><\/span>…curiously…the one selected.\u00a0 It must have been coincidence<\/em><\/span> Murkowski’s family owned otherwise worthless property<\/em><\/span>\u00a0directly adjacent to the approved route!<\/strong><\/p>\n

As this meme from our old and bestest buddy Chris Wilson suggests…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…Lisa, you broke our heart.\u00a0 But paybacks are a b*tch!\u00a0 As are you…and a worthless<\/em><\/span> one at that<\/em><\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

#2: Regarding\u00a0Julie Swetnick’s contention, as a sexual assault victim, she’s disgusted and appalled by the way she’s been re-victimized over the last 2 weeks<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span>, we have but one appropriate response: Julie…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…you ignorant slut<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>…!!! (Like Blazing Saddles<\/em>, we can’t begin to imagine such a classic comedy sketch being aired today.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

#3: When the likes of\u00a0Eric Holder<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, Elena Kagan<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> and John Paul Stevens<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> question your legitimacy and qualifications, you know you’re headed in the “right” direction!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up on the Columbus Day edition,\u00a0<\/strong>courtesy of George Lawlor and\u00a0Real Clear Politics<\/em>, Never-Trumper Erick Erickson is finally<\/em><\/span> contemplating going all-in<\/em><\/span> for…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump 2020<\/span><\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/h1>\n

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“I have wobbled back and forth on the idea of supporting President Donald Trump in 2020. I opposed him in 2016 and voted third-party. The candidate I supported, Evan McMullin, has, like so many others, abandoned all his values as his hatred of Trump poisons his conscience. I dare say the worst<\/em><\/span> mistake in my life was not<\/em><\/span> when I climbed a mountain only to remember I was scared of heights, or when I played with a scalpel that nearly cut off my finger as a kid. It was voting for McMullin<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…I have long been critical of Republicans who abandoned principles to stand with Trump, and I am as critical of Republicans who abandon principles to oppose Trump. Principle should stay, because people go. The Kavanaugh nomination has been clarifying in this regard.<\/span> Seeing some conservatives aid and abet character assassins because Trump nominated Kavanaugh is disgusting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I find myself in an odd position where, for the first time<\/em><\/span>, I see myself<\/span><\/em>, one of the original so-called “Never Trump conservatives,” voting for Trump in 2020<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>…<\/p>\n

…Trump may<\/span> have criticized Kavanaugh’s first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, in a way I found inappropriate for a president to do, but his opponents have thrown out the millennia-old principle that a man is to be presumed innocent<\/span>.<\/span><\/em> The president may<\/em><\/span> have enacted tariffs I find harmful to the economy, but his opponents are willfully destroying a good, innocent man so they can keep destroying children<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

George W. Bush attempted to put Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court and pushed comprehensive immigration reform, No Child Left Behind, the General Motors Bailout, etc. I opposed all those, but never doubted President Bush’s integrity, character or faith. Frankly, Trump does not have the character or strong Christian faith I prefer in a president<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> But he is positively angelic compared to his political opponents and the press<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…There is much in the present political age about which I am uncertain. But there is one thing<\/em><\/span> about which I am absolutely certain<\/em><\/span>: President Trump<\/span> is not my enemy<\/span>, and too many progressives<\/span> view me as theirs<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

Which just goes to prove…<\/strong><\/p>\n